NSC 2008: Terry Aitken [#1]

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On this page, you will find information about Terry Aitken, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-16, -480, and is ranked #93 in Division 4.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Terry Surname(s): Aitken Home: Stratford, ON, Canada Hobbies: flyfishing,music NSC 2005 Division: 5 NSC 2005 Rank: 57/93, 13-15 -169

Round by Round
High score: 473 Average for: 350 Average against: 367
Round 1		Aitken played #30 Michael Garner (Taylor, MI) and lost 331 to 349 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-1, -18.
Round 2		Aitken played #71 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) and lost 318 to 365 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-2, -65.
Round 3		Aitken played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 379 to 307 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-2, +7.
Round 4		Aitken played #37 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 412 to 360 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-2, +59.
Round 5		Aitken played #57 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 282 to 485 (a spread of -203). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 2-3, -144.
Round 6		Aitken played #17 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and lost 377 to 404 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-4, -171.
Round 7		Aitken played #72 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 334 to 361 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 2-5, -198.
Round 8		Aitken played #49 Bobbi Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 473 to 262 (a spread of 211). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-5, +13.
Round 9		Aitken played #47 Angela Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and lost 341 to 456 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-6, -102.
Round 10		Aitken played #74 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and lost 288 to 377 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-7, -191.
Round 11		Aitken played #61 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and lost 331 to 438 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 3-8, -298.
Round 12		Aitken played #20 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 392 to 323 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-8, -229.
Round 13		Aitken played #11 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and won 397 to 369 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 5-8, -201.
Round 14		Aitken played #103 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 347 to 284 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-8, -138.
Round 15		Aitken played #115 Kar-mun Wong (Sunnyvale, CA) and won 362 to 282 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-8, -58.
Round 16		Aitken played #96 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 324 to 376 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-9, -110.
Round 17		Aitken played #19 Jennifer Devaney (Northwood, NH) and lost 354 to 450 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-10, -206.
Round 18		Aitken played #104 Waheed Thompson (Houston, TX) and lost 319 to 355 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-11, -242. Aitken is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Aitken played #105 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 364 to 316 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-11, -194.
Round 20		Aitken played #87 Pat Sanchez (Dallas, TX) and lost 254 to 456 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 8-12, -396.
Round 21		Aitken played #112 Jane Whitmore (South Burlington, VT) and lost 256 to 386 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8-13, -526.
Round 22		Aitken played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 384 to 259 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 9-13, -401.
Round 23		Aitken played #116 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and lost 370 to 387 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 9-14, -418.
Round 24		Aitken played #108 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 361 to 336 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-14, -393.
Round 25		Aitken played #32 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 394 to 373 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11-14, -372.
Round 26		Aitken played #6 Betty Bergeron (Calgary AB) and lost 289 to 389 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 11-15, -472.
Round 27		Aitken played #64 Geeke Lossing (Gainesville, FL) and won 400 to 331 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 12-15, -403.
Round 28		Aitken played #47 Angela Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) again and lost 360 to 437 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 12-16, -480.

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